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Nicoletta Lanese

1st-known human case of H5N2 bird flu remains under investigation

An illustration of a spherical flu virus particle depicted in different shades of blue.

A person in Mexico recently died after catching the first known human case of H5N2 bird flu.

The case marks the first time someone in Mexico has been sickened by any type of influenza A(H5) virus, a broad group of related bird flu viruses, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported June 5. 

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